So many ramblings, so little to say.

Therein lies the problem with sports reporting today. When the sports world is so full of so little then sports reporters (HA!, HA!) have to step out and make something up that will get the masses squawking. So, in their ability to "improvise" are they masters, or, are they cons? Cons I would say. Right after I say, "Are you freakin' kidding me?"

Curt Schilling wasn't bleeding through his sock a few years ago when the Red Sox beat the Yankees and eventually broke the curse.

He drew on his sock with a red marker, or so a reporter would like us to believe. Are you freakin' kidding me! Why is this even news worthy? It isn't but this guy knew that the fuel that would be added to the Red Sox - Yankees rivalry/ debate would be intense so he dropped it out there. Hey, he was right. I was almost embarrassed when I went on blogjam's site and saw 148 comments about this. Most of them were from Red Sox and Yankees fans. Sorry Boston and New York but this hardly comes in as pressing news. It was an interesting spin a few years ago while the drama was being played out but it is terrible fodder for fill now. Let me see, Schilling was lying and he wasn't really hurt but did it to motivate his team. Or, he was hurt and he should be rewarded with hero status for playing baseball (which we assume he loves aside from making a living at it) and being successful at it. Take your pick. What side of the argument do you want to be on? Frankly, I couldn't care less. However, if he was lying then he has no doubt ruined the integrity of the game (like it takes much for people to start shouting that these days). And if he ruined the integrity of the game then we shouldn't even consider him for the HOF when he is done playing (Or that). If he isn't lying then #### a statue to him and put it up there with any historic monument you want in Boston.

Next MLB "improvisation" concerns Tori Hunter and the Kansas City Royals.

Last year when the Twins were fighting for the playoffs they got help from the Royals that helped them win the division. Hunter commented that he should buy the Royals a case of champagne for the help. Apparently he did and now there is the swirling rumor that MLB is investigating the situation and Hunter because it falls under the "betting on baseball" mentality. Rumor has it that Hunter could be suspended for three years because of this. Are you freakin' kidding me! Now we should believe that MLB has the ability to control after the fact actions by its players for something this innocent. Like MLB doesn't have enough #### to worry about. Barry Bonds will break Hank Aaron's HR record this year and that just irks the #### out of MLB and Bud Selig. Bud is going to help improve the image he already has by not being in attendance when Bonds does it (I heard he is softening up on that a bit). Aaron says he will not watch. Steroid investigation is going nowhere but wasting time and money for a situation MLB knew about. And Schilling may or may not have lied about the ouch on his ankle a few years ago! But Tori Hunter moves to the front of the group because he bought a case of champagne for another team that beat the Detroit Tigers down the stretch and allowed the Twins to sneak into a division championship. O.K., it's a rumor but even at that why is this getting attention? To me it is a non-issue that should be done and over with. If anyone should have issues with Hunter maybe it should be the Tigers. Did he or didn't he? Are you freakin' kidding me? Who cares, lets move on.

Following the "champagne controversy" Hunter got hit in the mouth on an inside pitch yesterday against the Royals.

The news services reported it as a major injury, then took it down to "Hunter's status is day-to-day." He is so hurt that he wrapped his head in an ace bandage yesterday and mugged for the cameras. He got 3 stitches in his lip and he and the pitcher talked after the game and all is right in their worlds. Hunter gave the best quote to all of this ####. "It was a tough week for me. I've been in the champagne scandal, the Jackie Robinson comments. And I thought about it and said Man, I can't give nobody else something to talk about. So I just shut it down."  Are you freakin' kidding me? By the way. He expects to play today against the Tigers without any added protection.

Sadly Tori, while you have decided to "shut it down" and not give people things to talk about you will never be exempt from people making mountains out of molehills.

 And you have to be real careful because if you stay quiet too long people (sports reporters) will make you out to be someone who is crass and disgusting and rude and they will call you Barry Bonds and stuff like that. You can't win. So join me and throw your hands in the air when you hear or read such mundane and un-important ramblings and just say, "Are you freakin' kidding me?"

And that's the bottom line...

***Hunter's quote is out of the Mpls Star Tribune today, April 27, 2007***